Tuesday, 1 September 2009

2009 Topps Baseball Series 1 Walmart Black blaster

You have to love the summer holidays. No school, long days, relaxing and people going on trips abroad to places like Spain, Greece, Italy, the Caribbean and the USA. The teacher that I work closely with at school, Vicki, had a friend who went on holidays to the US, Florida to be exact. I keep my ear pretty close to the ground and the mere mention of the US, I am asking if the person could purchase baseball related items for me. I didn't hear a whisper about this, so was pleasantly surprised to receive a 2009 Topps Blaster from Vicki. Are they OK? she asked. Bloody fantastic was my reply. To add to my delight, it appears that these are the Walmart 'Black' variation.The 2009 Topps set has a 330 base set.The parallels: are gold(#'d to 2009), black?(#'d to 58) and framed sile (#'d to 50)The inserts include: Turkey Reds, Legends of the Game, Ticket to ToppsTown and Sketchcards (1 of 1)The auto/relics include: Career Best, In the Name, Mickey Mantle Reprint Relics and Ring of Honor autos.

The packs:

Pack 1:

#LPR-24 Roberto Clemente Historical Commemorative Patch

Pack 2:

#173 Manny DelcarmenRed Sox

#222 Mark Sweeney Dodgers

#225 Aaron Cook Rockies

#269 Chris Burke D-backs

#283 John Baker Marlins

#320 Miguel Cabrera Tigers

#TTT23 Josh Hamilton Rangers#LG8 George Sisler

Pack 3:

#9 Dallas McPherson Marlins#18 George SherrilOrioles

#54 Dusty Baker Reds

#208 James McDonald Dodgers

#264 Dave Bush Brewers

#323 Vicente Padilla Rangers

#330 DaisukeMatsuzakaRed Sox

#TTT4 Brandon Webb D-backs

Pack 4:

#88 Fredi Gonzalez Marlins

#138 Ubaldo Jimenez Rockies

#177 Eric HinskeBay Rays#195 Tim LincecumGiants

#267 Michael BowdenRed Sox

#312 Ryan Sweeney A's

#314 Matt TreanorMarlins

#TTT7 Hanley Ramirez Marlins

Pack 5:

#5 John Lackey Angels

#133 Brandon Jones Braves

#137 Angel Salome Brewers gold 1942/2009

#160 Evan LongoriaBay Rays#168 Mark DeRosaCubs

#231 Xavier Nady Yankees

#251 Greg Smith A's

#TTT2 Roy HalladayBlue Jays

Pack 6:

#36 Kevin SloweyTwins

#135 Carlos DelgardoMets

#187 Jon Garland Angels

#197 Ronnie BelliardNationals

#271 Cliff Lee Indians

#315 HirokiKurodaDodgers

#TTT14 CC SabathiaBrewers

#TR27 Aubrey HuitOrioles

Pack 7:

#31 Ian Stewart Rockies

#84 Rod BarajasBlue Jays

#112 HidekiOkajimaRed Sox

#126 Orlando Hudson D-backs

#131 Joe Torre Dodgers

#202 Gaby Sanchez Marlins

#209 Alfredo AmezagaMarlins

#TTT5 Evan LongoriaBay Rays

Pack 8:

#7 Mickey Mantle Yankees

#59 Eric GagneBrewers

#91 Cody Ross Marlins

#134 Evan LongoriaBay Rays

#301 Clint BarmesRockies

#305 Ivan Rodriguez Yankees

#324 Mark Reynolds D-backs

#TTT8 Alex Gordon Royals

Pack 9:

#45 Aubrey Huff Orioles

#83 Ryan GarkoIndians

#96 Dexter Fowler Rockies

#104 Brandon Moss Pirates

#115 Kevin YoukilisRed Sox

#275 Alex Rios Blue Jays

#289 Josh Banks Padres

#TTT6 Johan Santana Mets

Pack 10:

#28 Mike Lowell Red Sox

#82 Miguel Cairo Mariners

#185 Randy Johnson D-backs

#240 Ryan BraunBrewers

#248 Scott Lewis Indians

#269 Hunter Pence Astros

#TTT1 Alex Rodriguez Yankees

#TR42 Geovany Soto Cubs

Pack 11:

#39 Stephen Drew D-backs

#41 Mike MussinaYankees

#100 David WrightMets

#148 Ty WiggintonAstros

#200 Chase UtleyPhillies

#217 Albert PujolsCardinals

#TTT3 Grady SizemoreIndians

#LG2 Honus Wagner

The black variation of these cards is pretty cool. The scanner doesn't do them any justice whatsoever. I was able to locate 6 Red Sox from these packs, which is a fair percentage. It would have been nice to pull a Red Sox historic patch though.